Cliff Varnell Posted July 23 Share Posted July 23 5 hours ago, Matt Allison said: I'm a big fan of Roy Cooper, and the state of North Carolina in general, so I'm biased towards him, but if I was betting real money on it, I'd guess Kelly gets the nod. I've read that Cooper is a "personal favorite" of Harris. Purely on a level of optics, he looks straight out of central casting. A Harris-Shapiro ticket would be the first in history with no white Christian male. That would drive the Christian fascists even more insane -- one reason I'm pulling for the pick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James DiEugenio Posted July 23 Share Posted July 23 This is nutty, she was in office for like 17 years. DA in Frisco, AG in California, and then senator. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirk Gallaway Posted July 23 Share Posted July 23 As far as VP, I go with the swing state where there are the most votes and Harris is weak, and that's Pennsylvania and Josh Shapiro. Though going after a tossup state like N. Carolina with Cooper could be a good idea because after 2024, Cooper will not be giving up an office as his term is ended. Where other non VP candidates like Whitmer or Newsome can still use their office to stay in the news for 28 or 32. I like the image of Mark Kelley, but is that too Westy? Beshear, Kentucky, ehh. Yes W. It could easily be a very polarizing racist and sexist campaign which is one of the reasons she's not my first choice, but that could easily backfire on Trump! Also because he's more vulnerable than ever, any debate where he gets exposed by a black woman like Harris,Trump could become unraveled and blow it! Now it's revealed that RFK JR. went to Trump in 2016 after his victory lobbying Trump to start a "Vaccine task force". And of course, now there's speculation after the phone call that Trump might offer a post to RK in exchange for throwing his votes to Trump. 2 hours ago, James DiEugenio said: Harris did pretty well against Pence, and she insisted he not talk over her more than once. Yes that was the debate if you remember where Pence had the fly squatting on his forehead! Yes, Harris did well, but what I hated about that debate was the moderating by Susan Paige, who caved in to the man and let Pence ramble on endlessly and keep extending everything he was saying! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Allison Posted July 23 Share Posted July 23 https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/7/22/2257039/-GOP-panics-as-election-will-now-be-fought-over-policy-that-s-a-war-they-can-t-win?pm_campaign=front_page&pm_source=trending&pm_medium=web "Republicans will play the sexist card, the racist card, the “couldn’t solve the immigration crisis” card. They will slam Harris as incompetent. They will call her names. They will distort her record. They will lie about everything. But the only people their bluster will impress will be the MAGA cultists who are going to vote for Trump anyway." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirk Gallaway Posted July 23 Share Posted July 23 Presidential candidate RFK Jr. floated taking a job in a Trump White House as he weighed an endorsement for the Republican nominee Independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. suggested being given a senior job overseeing a portfolio of health and medical issues, an idea that the Trump campaign rejected, according to several people familiar with the matter. I had first heard that RFK Jr. did this secretly in 2017, but no this just happened! RFK approached Trump about throwing his support to Trump if Trump gave him a job to head a "Vaccine task Force." ??? And Trump rejected him! "But there were concerns among some Trump advisers that Kennedy — a fervent critic of vaccines — would not be appropriate in such a job and that such an agreement could be problematic, the people said." Yes we in MAGA land, just don't think that would be "appropriate." heh heh heh heh Talk about selling your soul to the devil for a wacko cause, and getting rejected! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliff Varnell Posted July 23 Share Posted July 23 1 hour ago, Kirk Gallaway said: Presidential candidate RFK Jr. floated taking a job in a Trump White House as he weighed an endorsement for the Republican nominee Independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. suggested being given a senior job overseeing a portfolio of health and medical issues, an idea that the Trump campaign rejected, according to several people familiar with the matter. I had first heard that RFK Jr. did this secretly in 2017, but no this just happened! RFK approached Trump about throwing his support to Trump if Trump gave him a job to head a "Vaccine task Force." ??? And Trump rejected him! "But there were concerns among some Trump advisers that Kennedy — a fervent critic of vaccines — would not be appropriate in such a job and that such an agreement could be problematic, the people said." Yes we in MAGA land, just don't think that would be "appropriate." heh heh heh heh Talk about selling your soul to the devil for a wacko cause, and getting rejected! Called it! https://educationforum.ipbhost.com/topic/30331-is-rfkjr-angling-for-a-cabinet-post-in-the-4th-reich/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denny Zartman Posted July 23 Share Posted July 23 I'm hearing the Harris campaign raised a record $66 million on Sunday, and then promptly broke that record by raising $67 million on Tuesday, all small donations. On the VP nom watch, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz's name has been floated in the media and reportedly Walz hasn't ruled it out. Right now it seems to me Kelly and Cooper are at the top. Apparently Cooper and Harris are friendly. It also appears that Beshear's media profile seems to be rapidly rising, so he might be a wild card. I haven't read anything about California Governor Gavin Newsom being in the mix as of yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denny Zartman Posted July 23 Share Posted July 23 1 hour ago, Cliff Varnell said: Called it! https://educationforum.ipbhost.com/topic/30331-is-rfkjr-angling-for-a-cabinet-post-in-the-4th-reich/ You did. Good call. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denny Zartman Posted July 23 Share Posted July 23 Kamala Harris secures enough delegates for nomination By Jarrett Renshaw and Nandita Bose July 23, 20243:55 AM EDT July 23 (Reuters) - Vice President Kamala Harris will campaign in the critical battleground state of Wisconsin on Tuesday for the first time as a presidential candidate after enough Democratic delegates pledged to endorse her, clearing her path to the nomination. ... An unofficial survey of delegates by the Associated Press showed Harris with more than 2,500 delegates, well over the 1,976 needed to win a vote in the coming weeks. Delegates could still, technically, change their minds but nobody else received any votes in the AP survey; 54 delegates said they were undecided. ... https://www.reuters.com/world/us/harris-closes-nomination-with-delegates-secured-campaign-wisconsin-2024-07-23/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliff Varnell Posted July 23 Share Posted July 23 “Before I was elected as vice president, before I was elected a United States senator, I was the elected attorney general of California. And before that I was a courtroom prosecutor. In those roles I took on perpetrators of all kinds,” Harris told staffers at her campaign’s offices in Wilmington, Delaware. “Predators who abused women. Fraudsters who ripped off consumers. Cheaters who broke the rules for their own gain. So hear me when I say: I know Donald Trump's type.” -- Kamala Harris Only a female could land that line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliff Varnell Posted July 23 Share Posted July 23 1 hour ago, Denny Zartman said: It also appears that Beshear's media profile seems to be rapidly rising, so he might be a wild card. This could be a brilliant pick. He can go toe to toe with Vance over the Hillbilly Thang. Not gonna swing Kentucky, but Beshear can neutralize Vance's appeal to rural voters. Another guy straight out of central casting, 20 years younger than Cooper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Allison Posted July 23 Share Posted July 23 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Allison Posted July 23 Share Posted July 23 Turbulence and worry lie ahead for the Trump campaign. This memo has been confirmed as authentic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W. Niederhut Posted July 23 Share Posted July 23 This is what America needed to hear from Biden. Biden spent his career giving logical, gentlemanly speeches in the Senate. That approach doesn't fly in televised clashes with dishonest, bombastic con men like Donald Trump. Crowd chants 'Lock him up!' as Kamala Harris leans into 'prosecutor' attack on Trump at first campaign rally (nypost.com) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James DiEugenio Posted July 24 Share Posted July 24 About those polls, the Democrats have not had their convention yet. If she picks the right VP they will get a double boost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Please sign in to comment
You will be able to leave a comment after signing in
Sign In Now